Similar to whatsapp and other apps, we have another alternative called ‘Hike’ on Indian App Store which works on the registered mobile numbers. Once you have downloaded and entered the phone no., it will send you a code to be entered into the application and you are ready to go. The user interface is simple, clean and elegant which you might not find in any other application. A button at the top left corner would open a card like interface with plenty of options from the sideway.
Choosing the respective option would shift to you an all new view. However, in other apps, you would found all those options in tab bar view which has sort of become mainstream in these apps. Whereas, developers at Hike have decided to do something different and their efforts are clearly visible in the app. Other than that, the chat windows has the option to select contacts. All those contacts with a blue tag beneath their name are those which are Hike users. On the contrary, rest with a green tag are not registered on the application yet.
But there’s an interesting catch. Hike gives you an option to send text messages for free to those people who aren’t even registered on their application. At first, you would get 100 text messages for the usage, but you can always increment them up to 600 through the provided referrals from the Hike application. You can share the link through Email, Twitter, Facebook etc right from the application. We think this makes it stand away from the crowd.
Also, they provide their own option of smileys in addition to Apple’s emoticons keyboard. As of now, you could share pics, videos and a recording from the chat window. One great thing about Hike application is that it’s currently available on almost major mobile operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows Phone. For iOS users, it’s available in Indian App Store. Since Hike app can be downloaded for free, it’s worth a shot. You can download the application from the link below –